Doritos Chicken Casserole

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Doritos Chicken Casserole

Doritos Chicken Casserole is an easy dinner to make on the pellet grill. Cheesy Mexican chicken with a crunchy corn chip crust is a guaranteed hit for any night of the week.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheesy chicken casserole, Mexican chicken casserole

Servings: Servings

Calories: 2417kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

2-3 cups shredded cooked chicken
8 ounces softened cream cheese
½ cup heavy whipping cream
5 ounce can diced green chiles
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 cups crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos
2 green onions sliced for garnish
Fresh Cilantro for garnish
Salsa for topping
Sour Cream for topping

Instructions

Preheat a pellet grill to 350°.
Shred the chicken or chop coarsely.
Add softened cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, green chiles, garlic, ground cumin, salt and pepper to a mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer until well combined or stir with a wooden spoon.
Stir in shredded chicken and mix well.
Crush Doritos and cover the bottom of a 2.5 quart casserole dish (about 2 cups).
Sprinkle half of shredded cheese over the crushed Doritos chips.
Spread the chicken mixture over the cheese in an even layer.
Top with the remaining shredded cheese.
Crush another 2 cups Doritos and sprinkle over the casserole.
Cook for 40-45 minutes or until filling is hot and starts to bubble.
Remove from grill.
Garnish with sliced green onions and cilantro if desired.
Serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.

Notes

Cream Soup: Cream soups are a great addition to the filling, use a can of cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup or cream of jalapeno soup in place of the heavy whipping cream.

Tomatoes: Stir in a can of RoTel tomatoes with the chicken mixture if desired.

Cool Ranch Doritos: Substitute Cool Ranch Doritos or any flavor of Doritos if preferred.

Turkey: Leftover smoked turkey is also great in this casserole, either white meat or dark meat or a combination.

Oven Method: Bake Doritos chicken in a 350° oven for 40-45 minutes. Top with aluminum foil if it starts to get too brown.

Feed a Crowd: Double the recipe and bake in a large casserole dish to feed a crowd.

Storage: Store leftover dorito casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

Reheat: Casserole can be reheated in the oven in a casserole dish for 12-15 minutes or in a non-stick skillet over medium heat, stirring until heated through.

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